PewInternet.org Use of digital technology by different income groups The current state of digital differences Georgetown University Public Policy Forum.

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PewInternet.org Use of digital technology by different income groups The current state of digital differences Georgetown University Public Policy Forum – Cannon Caucus Room February 22, 2013 Lee Rainie: Director, Pew Internet Project

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Internet users – 85% of adults December 2012

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Broadband at home – 68% of adults December 2012

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Cell phones - 89% of adults January 2013

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Smartphones - 47% of adults December 2012

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Mobile internet access and its special role for some

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Access internet via phone % of cell owners September 2012

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Mobile factoids 2-4% of poorer internet users ONLY access internet wirelessly 17% of cell owners of all classes do most of their online browsing on their phones Half (51%) of African-American cell internet users do most of their online browsing on their phone, double the proportion for whites (24%). Two in five Latino cell internet users (42%) also fall into the “cell-mostly” category.

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Cell phones and internet access % of “cell internet” users and their main access

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Job resources at libraries Poorer people are more likely than the better off to say job resources at libraries are “very important” (75% vs. 57%) Among library computer users, poorer people are twice as likely as the better off to use library technology for job-search and applications (46% vs. 18%)